California Military Department
| Military Department | |
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| Governor Jerry Brown, Commander in Chief | |
| Department overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of California |
| Headquarters | Sacramento, California 38°33′17.41″N 121°19′46.78″W / 38.5548361°N 121.3296611°W |
| Department executive | David S. Baldwin, Adjutant General |
| Child agencies | California National Guard California State Military Reserve California Cadet Corps California Naval Militia |
| Website | |
| www.calguard.ca.gov | |
The California Military Department is an agency defined under the California Military and Veterans code § 50. The Military Department includes the office of the Adjutant General, the California National Guard, the California State Military Reserve, the California Cadet Corps, and the Naval Militia.[1]
Frequently the California Military Department and the California National Guard have been used interchangeably. This is incorrect, however, as the California National Guard is a component of the California Military Department by law.[2] Unlike states like Nevada and Arizona where the sum total of those states' military forces is their National Guard, there are other components to California's military forces besides the California National Guard at the Governor's disposal.
There are five(5) distinct components to the California Military Department according to CA Military & Veteran's Code § 51:[3]
"The Military Department includes the office of the Adjutant General, the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, the California Cadet Corps, and the Naval Militia."
However, only three of these components [4] are actually considered the "Active Militia" of the State of California according to California Military & Veterans Code § 120:[5]
"The militia of the State shall consist of the National Guard, State Military Reserve and the Naval Militia--which constitute the active militia--and the unorganized militia."
All able-bodied males between 18 and 45 years old who are not members of the California Military Department are by law the unorganized militia of the state.[6] The unorganized militia are subject to call of the Governor under CA Military & Veteran's Code § 128.[7]
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[edit] Adjutant General of California
The Adjutant General (TAG) is the commander of all State of California military forces and is subordinate only to the Governor.[8][9] The AG is chief of staff to the Governor and is a member of the Governor's cabinet and is vested with the duties and responsibilities of the Division of Military Affairs, and is also the head of the Military Department and shall be responsible for its affairs, functions, duties, funds, and property.[1][8]
Originally in the 1850 law establishing the California Militia, the office of Adjutant General was separate from that of Quartermaster General but was later consolidated with that of the Adjutant General during the early years of the term in office of William C. Kibbe. From 1852, the Quartermaster General of California was subsumed under the office of Adjutant General of California, when William H. Richardson resigned and Quartermaster General William Chauncey Kibbe became Adjutant General by a law of 1852.[10]
Adjutant Generals have included:
- Theron R. Perlee, April, 12 to October 5, 1850[11]
- William H. Richardson, October 5, 1850 - May 2, 1852[12]
- William Chauncey Kibbe, May 2, 1852 to April 30, 1864[12]
- Robert Robinson, January 1, 1864 - May 1, 1864
- George S. Evans, May 1, 1864 - May 1, 1868
- James M. Allen, May 1, 1868 – Nov. 23, 1870
- Thomas N. Cazneau, Nov. 23, 1870 – December 21, 1871
- Lucius H. Foote, December 21, 1871 – December 13, 1875
- Patrick F. Walsh, December 13, 1875 - January 9, 1880
- Samuel W. Backus, January 9, 1880 - July 1, 1882
- John F. Sheehan, July 1, 1892 - January 11, 1893
- George B. Crosby, January 11, 1883 – November 1, 1887
- Richard H. Orton, November 1, 1887 – January 9, 1891
- Charles Carroll Allen, January 9, 1891 – May 24, 1895
- Andrew W. Bartlett, May 24, 1895 - December 23, 1898
- Robert L. Peeler, December 23, 1898 - June 1, 1899
- William H. Seamans, June 1, 1899 - January 3, 1902 (died in office)
- George Stone[disambiguation needed], February 13, 1902 - February 15, 1906
- Joseph B. Lauck, February 15, 1906 - January 7, 1911
- Edwin A. Forbes, January 7, 1911 - June 18, 1915
- C. W. Thomas, June 19, 1915 - December 15, 1916
- James J. Borree, December 16, 1916 - 1917-?
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- R. E. Mittelstaedt, ?-1924-1925-?
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- Seth Howard, 1931 - June 26, 1935
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- Joseph O. Donovan, 1941–1942
- Junnius Pierce, 1942–1943
- Ray W. Hays, 1943–1944
- Victor R. Hansen, 1944–1946
- James Stewart, 1947 - ?
- Curtis D. O'Sullivan, ? - 1949 - ?
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- Paul D. Monroe, 2000–2004
- Thomas Eres, March 2004 - June 7, 2005
- William H. Wade, June 23, 2005 - Feb. 1, 2010.
- Mary J. Kight, February 2, 2010 - April 15, 2011
- David S. Baldwin, April 16, 2011 -
[edit] Office of the Adjutant General
The Office of the Adjutant General (OTAG) is enumerated in CA Military & Veteran's Code § 161 (recently amended by SB807 on 9/17/12) [13] and consists of:
- The Adjutant General (TAG)
- The Deputy Adjutant General (DAG)
- Assistant Adjutant General, Army (AAG Army)
- Assistant Adjutant General, Air (AAG Air)
- Chief of Staff and Director, Joint Staff (CoS/Dir. JS)
- and others as prescribed by laws or regulations of the United States
[edit] California National Guard
[edit] California State Military Reserve
The California State Military Reserve (CSMR) is the state defense force of California enumerated in 32USC109(c) [14] and CMVC § 550.[15] The military reserve provides California with a trained and organized military force in the event of a state security emergency when the National Guard is deployed (This statement conflicts with CMVC § 550 and implies CSMR has no mission unless the national guard is deployed. Need citation.). Note that the CSMR is a military entity authorized by both the State Code of California and Executive Order. The CSMR is the state’s authorized militia. Unlike the Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, each CSMR member is subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) per CMVC § 560.[16] The CSMR comprises retired active and reserve military personnel and selected professional persons who volunteer their time and talents in further service to their state.
[edit] California Cadet Corps
The California Cadet Corps (CACC) is a paramilitary youth organization in California open for students in the college, high school, middle school and elementary school grades.
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The California Naval Militia was reactivated in 1976 by the Governor of California. Unlike New York and the few other states with ship-borne active naval militia units, the California Naval Militia is a small unit of military lawyers and strategists who provide advice and legal expertise in the field of military and naval matters for the benefit of California's state defense force.
[edit] Unorganized militia
The unorganized militia of California consists of "all persons liable to service in the militia, but not members of the National Guard, the State Military Reserve, or the Naval Militia." All persons liable for service is defined as all able-bodied male citizens and declared citizens between 18 and 45 years old.[17]
[edit] Past California State Militia Units
[edit] References
- ^ a b California Military and Veteran's Code section § 51
- ^ California Military & Veteran's Code §51
- ^ CMVC §51
- ^ CMVC §121
- ^ CMVC §120
- ^ California Military & Veterans Code § 121
- ^ California Military & Veterans Code § 128
- ^ a b California Military and Veterans code §160
- ^ California Government Organization Chart
- ^ Sacramento City and County Directory, H. S. Crocker & Co., Sacramento, 1868, pp.17-19
- ^ Sacramento City and County Directory, H. S. Crocker & Co., Sacramento, 1868, pp.17-19
- ^ a b Sacramento City and County Directory, pp.17-19
- ^ CMVC §161
- ^ United States Code, Title 32, section 109(c)
- ^ California Military & Veteran's Code sections 550-567
- ^ California Military & Veteran's Code section 560
- ^ "all able-bodied male citizens and all other able-bodied males who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who are between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, and who are residents of the State, and of such other persons as may upon their own application be enlisted or commissioned therein..."
